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32109.04 – Physical Rehabilitation therapists

Physical rehabilitation therapists develop, implement and monitor treatment plans of clients in collaboration with the physiotherapist or physician.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Kinesitherapist
  • Physical rehabilitation therapist

Core competencies

  • Social Perceptiveness to provide effective communication, improve patient experiences, offer motivation and build rapport with patients throughout rehabilitation process
  • Monitoring to track patient progress to determine effectiveness and adjust treatment plans accordingly to prevent complications, ensure safety and optimize rehabilitation outcomes
  • Problem Identification and Inductive Reasoning to observe patients' posture, range of motion and lifestyle to target interventions, track rehabilitation progress and optimize patient outcomes in collaboration with physiotherapists or physicians
  • Verbal Ability and Speech Clarity to clearly communicate with patients, explain treatment plans, provide effective instructions, offering encouragement and collaborate with other healthcare professionals
  • Collaboration to work as a part of a healthcare team to promote seamless transitions between treatments and enhance the overall quality of patient rehabilitation
  • Knowledge in Recreation, Leisure and Fitness to understand the therapeutic qualities of activities and exercises to best develop tailored treatment plans for clients' long-term well-being

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Collect and analyse information from clients' file upon referral from the physiotherapist or physician
  • Develop, implement and monitor treatment plans of clients in collaboration with the physiotherapist or physician
  • Use a variety of therapeutic modalities such as manual techniques (e.g. massage), exercises, electrotherapy, hydrotherapy and thermotherapy (ice or heat) to achieve treatment objectives
  • Advise clients on postures, lifestyle and exercises to help them improve their physical condition.

Additional information

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Similar occupations classified elsewhere

Exclusions:

  • Licensed practical nurses (32101)
  • Massage therapists (32201)
  • Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations (33101)
  • Other assisting occupations in support of health services (33109)
  • Other practitioners of natural healing (32209)
  • Physiotherapists (31202)
  • Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists (32200)

NOC hierarchy breakdown

NOC version

NOC 2021 Version 1.0

Broad occupational category

3 – Health occupations

TEER

2 – Occupations usually require a college diploma or apprenticeship training of two or more years; or supervisory occupations

Major group

32 – Technical occupations in health

Sub-major group

321 – Technical occupations in health (except practitioners of natural healing)

Minor group

3210 – Technical occupations in therapy and assessment

Unit group

32109 – Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment

Occupational profile

32109.04 – Physical Rehabilitation therapists

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